30 MUSIC The Billboard December 21, 1946 published INDEPENDENT RECORD COMPANIES! by George Simon, Inc.. for Rego Records. Janie Palmer will do HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY! Music - - -- As Written the i vocals.... Buddy Milton and his orchestra returned to the Detroit Ath- letic Club : this week for a repeat stand. mer Benny Goodman band boy, now ... Alvino Rey comes in Saturday (14) M ASTERS ASCAP Screen free lancing Composers' As- as a photographer. . . for a one-night stand at Convention 20 sociation- Motion Picture Duke Ellington EA Produc- ork drew 1,300 per- Hall.... Paul Whiteman's orchestra SALE OR er hassle involving ownership of sons at $6 per couple in a one -nighter has been booked for FOR performing a one -nighter at rights to music writ- at New Castle, Pa., last week. Masonic Temple Auditorium January ten for the screen reviving with Herbie Fields ork cut six sides for 25. Never Pressed - initial legal correspendence al- Victor December 11.... Disk maga Prominent Artists - ready under way. . Tommy zine is said to be trying to prevent PHILADELPHIA: Mostly Standard Tunes Dorsey pick -up ork for Capital folding by selling blocks of stock to Duke Ellington added to the A chance for an Independent label that Theater date will be concert size, performers and probably will never be offered again! We band leaders. Earle Theater band roster for have been commissioned to sell or lease, all featuring a 22 -man string section. February 7, or part, of these with Elliot Lawrence unreleased masters. - Herbie Fields reorganized ork New type metronome devel- set for a March week home - for Spotlight oped Club appearance, by Crystal Research Lab- coming. . Tommy Rogers hiring Lynn oc- 4 sides Warren as his chirp. oratories, Hartford, Conn., is be- cupies the bandstand for the 6 sides Nat Shapiro new publicity ing promoted by G. Schirmer, opening of the new Center -City STUFF SMITH EDDIE SOUTH chief for National Records. . . . Inc. Tabbed Metronoma, the in- Erlanger Ballroom. . . . (with TRIO Dan Mary Osborne) 'instrumental) Priest ditto for Signature strument is supposed to keep a Jacquet, tenor sax ace last with Records, with Jerry Ross moving beat that can be controlled in Count Basie, breaks in a band over to head sales and advertis- volume and pitch and at the same of his own at Elate Ballroom here 6 sides 4 sides ing for indie firm. time employs a "flash baton" Christmas night. . . . Grimes JOE MARSALA HERMAN CHIT - which is a visual flash in temp, music firm here pacted Rafael (instrumental j TISON TRIO All preliminary examinations making it possible with 4 musicians) 1 (instrumental) com- for singers or Guzman, Guatemalan composer, plete in Disney- Southern Music Song of musicians to see as well as hear publishing his "Si Senorita, Si," WIRE -WRITE -PHONE the South suit, with case now on court the beat. Instrument is being for a starter. calendar. . Charlie Spivak vocal promoted for musickers and is SONGCRAFT, INC. group, the Stardreamers, out of band, also being touted as an aid in HOLLYWOOD: 1650 Broadway, N. Y. with Tommy Mercer sole remaining physio and occupational therapy New Del Porter -Ray Johnson. 'Phonograph Record Manufacturers ta the ork Trade vocalist.... L. L. Suritz will head training. ditty "My Pretty Girl," published the new Majestic distrib outlet locally. by Tune -Towne Tunes, to get Joel Herron will lead ork for the Newest Victor dates include Fred- top build -up. Spike Jones on Vic- Katherine Grayson - Johnny Johnson dy Martin's Rainbow's End and That tor, Lawrence Welk for Decca Capital Theater bill set for mid-Febru- Funny Thing Called Love, and Herbie set to record it, while King's Men a° JETHROHILLBILLIESHILL INTO ary.... Art Tatum engagement at the Field's Moon HOMER POP TONES Nocturne and Cherokee. will plug tune on Fibber McGee WHO TORN Downbeat was pushed back again, Mickey THE BOYS Goldsen bought Allan airer.... Rita Ray, pianist- vocal- this time due to train cancellation Brandt's and Don Wolf's 20 Nickels ist a la Nan BlaKstone, returns MORE resulting from coal crisis last week. for a Dollar. Has King Cole waxing to Long Beach's Club Moderne FIVE MINUTES in mind. . . . Eddy Howard coming for $550 weekly.... J. H. Martin OTHER S/pE I'I ON TN[ Hot Rumor originating on the Coast into Commodore Hotel December 30. set as distributor of new Huck- had Benny Goodman ork being Flash rumor here says Buddy sters label for Illinois, dropped from Morris \ RYE WHISKEY Columbia label. Con- pub firm, which hiked its and Wisconsin. KING firmation or denial not forthcoming price on jobber copy orders, will at press time. . . . Sepia Cinderella, drop back to old rate. Biz 571 volume Johnny Green and Leo Robin pacted all -Negro pic being produced by Her- said to be reason. by Universal -International II ald Pictures, Inc., pix to write has gone before six tunes for Deanna Durbin's next the cameras with a cast including Finals of the John Kirby and Miss Fine Brown Frame flicker, For the Love of Mary. Green KING RECORD DIST.CO.. Walter Fuller orks contest will be held at the Golden reports to U -I next week when and with a musical score written by he fin- Gate Ballroom Friday (27). Winner of ishes chores at MGM.... Jack Tea - 1540 BREWSTER AVE. CINCINNATI 7. OHIO trumpeter Charlie Shavers.... Musi- the contest, sponsored by ork leader garden bedded with pneumonia, with craft diskery picked up two new dis - Buddy Johnson, will be sent Ziggy Elman filling tribs, Music Distributors for Missouri on a in for fronter at seven -week theater tour with the band Hollywood's Susy -Q. . . . and Southern Illinois and the Acme Artie Shaw by Billy Shaw. of the Gale Agency. intends to forsake the Coast and re- Company for Southern Indiana and . . Max Gordon Central and Western Trio, now at the side in the East. . , Bobby Weiss . Hickory House, signed to ,wax pact has folded Musicraft's Hollywood shop by Sonora Records.... Adrian Rollini and planes eastward Monday (16). New Columbia Records pro- Trio now at Mardi Gras. duction planning and scheduling department will be headed by : Bobby Sherwood expected to re- organize with local musicrew after Kenneth McAllister, former mer- Cab Calloway set for the Regal chandise manager for the firm. Casino Gardens' opening January 11. Theater, Chi, week of January 17... . Al Donahue moves into Avodon . Chirp Annette Warren has Frankie Carle is playing at Purdue been patted to a Black & White January 7, first band to return to University January 24. . . . Louis downtown Los Angeles terpery. Spot disk paper.. . Tome on how to Jordan will be guesting on NBC's enjoy music thru records, tabbed Sup- will try out its first swing session per Club, January 16.... Ray McKin- matinee Sunday (15) with Billie "Relax and Listen," and authored ley playing for the University of South ROCHESTER 2103 by J. L. Hallstrom, will be pub- Rogers combo. It it works, matinees Dakota prom February 22. . . . King be 1870 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. lished by will continued. Count Basie gave Rinehart & Company, Cole Trio booked for the Chicago The- Avodon LOS ANGELES 7, CALIF. and will be its biggest opening night in promoted by RCA - ater in March. . . . Frank Dailey in Victor in a tie -in deal, which dancery's nine -month history. . Chicago auditioning Midwest bands Page Cavanaugh Trio, recently inked will have the book on sale in re- for New Jersey Meadowbrook. tail record outlets as well as . . . by Victor, was granted nod to record Woody Herman cut two records in sides with Frank Sinatra on book stores. . Monica Lewis Columbia. Chicago this week for Columbia... . and Ray Bloch re- signed to Sig - AI Jahns orchestra being held over nature Records for one year until December 21 at the Hotel Syra- Eckstine Pulls 3,266 periods. cuse, Syracuse, N. Y., opens at Bilt- more Hotel, Providence, R. I., Decem- NEW YORK, Dec. 14. -Billy Eck - Talk has Billy Eckstine ork leaving ber 23. Wtete National diskery stine one -nighter drew 3,266 custo- at expiration of mers at $1.50 per, at Laurel Gardens, present pact May 1 in favor D ETROIT: FOR COMPLETE CATALOG' of offer Newark, N. J., from MGM waxworks.... Saturday (7). Date Mills Music Peter Uryga and His Melody Kings had originally been set for Orange song pusher. Lee Magid, exiting firm are cutting the novelty Yiddish rumba, this Armory, with change in locations week.... Four Notes, now at Le Darf Men Gain in College and a bal- made only three days before because APOLLO Ruban Bleu, waxed album for Inter- lad, Cryin' All the Way Home, both of a national Records. which government ban on use of arm- will hit by Marian Kay and Helene Roth, and ories as a result of the coal strike. Ret4ded counters this week. . . . First Peter EXECUTIVE OFFICES:' Lind Hayes Decca wax, tabbed Genii, 342 MADISON AVE., the Magic Record, will be released next month. . . . Contract has been drawn, but not signed, for new Sy "THE TIE Oliver ork to go with MGM waxery. THAT BINDS" Beautiful sew Waltz - --A . . . Another rumored possibility for Soul Song as Sweet as the Season Professionals SOD FEASLEY MGM label is Lena Horne. who will and Orchestrations Available to ORCHESTRA have to ankle Black & White to make Recognized Bands and Artists AULD LANG SYNE I GOLDEN SLIPPERS change in near future. No. 20 -27 Season's Greetings Newest addition to wax field is to Bob Chester, Joseph Sudy, Bob Miller, Sammy Empey Records, Inc. Mandell, t _2O_CENTURY Firm will spe- Sammy Diebert, Al Jahns and all B.M.I. Radio Stations, Artists cialize in race and novelty disks and and Bands. -...... RECORDS- is headed by Mr. and Mrs. Maceo LEE ELLS`IVORTII, Manufactured by Pinkard, F. L. Hailstolk and G. J. c 'o Shelby Music Pub. Co. BALLEN RECORD CO. Manes. First releases due around 1205 GRISWOLD ST. DETROIT 26. MICH. 1515 Jefferson St. Philadelnhla 21. Pa. February.... Popsie Randolph, for- =.